The deal, Sag says, is also a hedge against Hollywood’s lawsuits. This announcement is “very bad” for Midjourney, whom Disney is suing for copyright infringement because it upholds OpenAI’s licensing deal as the “responsible” benchmark for AI firms.

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video tool.

Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will "become a major customer of OpenAI," as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.

OpenAI said its new model outperforms those from rivals Google and Anthropic across a wide range of evaluations.

GPT-5.2 is here, and with it, OpenAI wants “to unlock even more economic value for people,” Fidji Simo, the company’s CEO of Applications, told reporters in a Thursday briefing. She said it’s been in the works for “many, many months.”

SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI is diving into California’s competitive world of ballot measure politics for the first time to counter another kids’ AI safety proposal with its own plan for reining in the very technology it develops.

"​I think the reason this bidding is approaching $100 billion-plus is the content library and the potential to do a Disney-OpenAI type of deal."